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Locality Name:
Manchester, Hillsborough Co., New Hampshire, USA


mindat Locality ID: 16313
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-16313.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Manchester, Hillsborough Co., New Hampshire, USA": 3
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 3

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Interstate 93 Bypass
Kennard Ledge Quarry
Manchester Armory Locality

Latitude: 43°0'10"N
Longitude: 71°26'23"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 43.002777777778,-71.439722222222

AThis mineral is Anthropogenic.
GThis mineral is directly dated.
BThis mineral is reported as having this age.
YThis mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
OThis mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
RThe age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
PThe age displayed for this mineral is the range of ages for this mineral at all of this locality's children.
This mineral's age has not yet been recorded.

This Mineral list contains entries from this locality, including sub-localities. Minerals in bold are reported by mindat.org as occurring directly at this locality, and do not occur at any children (sublocalities) of this locality.

Elements at this locality, including sub-localities: Al C Ca Ce F Fe H K Li Mg Na O P Si 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ca Ce Fe H Li Mg O P Si 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllaniteAmphiboleCalciteClayEpidoteGarnetMicaNoneNot in a structural groupOlivine
PyroxeneQuartzScapoliteSpinelStauroliteVesuvianite

13 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Calcite  (*)Diopside  (*)Grossular  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Meionite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Quartz  (*)Sillimanite  (*)
Staurolite  (*)Triphylite  (*)Vesuvianite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)203419
Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Allanite EpidoteCaCe(Al2Fe2+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)0706
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)124251427770
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O612425144135
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)312425141544
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4124251214899
Meionite  (*)ScapoliteCa4Al6Si6O24(CO3)1242514176
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2124251317380
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2124251461156
Sillimanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2SiO501516
Staurolite  (*)StauroliteFe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)0978
Triphylite  (*)OlivineLiFe2+(PO4)0313
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)1012425141395



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